Events

Lionhead Golf and Country Club
8525 Mississauga Road
Brampton, ON L6Y 0C1

Join the 3rd annual GolPH for PH tournament, raising awareness of pulmonary hypertension and funds to benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada! It will be taking place on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 8AM shotgun at the Lionhead Golf and Country Club (8525 Mississauga Road, Brampton, ON L6Y 0C1). There will be lunch followed by the golf!

Registration includes green fees, lunch and a chance to win great prizes.

The Fourth Annual PHA Canada Run/Walk for Research is on Saturday June 10, 2017, with registration beginning at 9:00 a.m. and the run/walk starting at 9:30 a.m. We will be hosting the event on the Ajax Waterfront Trail again this year, starting and ending at Rotary Park. Last year we had 111 participants join us and were able to raise $11,475! We are hoping this year’s event will be just as successful!

Participate in the event!

Register by June 3rd. Registration is $10 (waived if you collect over $15).

Donate online:

Joseph and Renae Mohammed host this event every summer in honour of their mom Judy, who was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) 8 years ago. IPAH is when the arteries of the lungs become narrowed, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood forward through the lungs. This places great stress on the heart and leads to enlargement of the heart. There is no known cause for the disease. Some symptoms of IPAH include shortness of breath that worsens with physical activity, cough, fatigue, dizziness, retention of fluid resulting in swollen legs, feet and hands, chest pain and heart failure. Statistics show survival of about three years if the disease goes untreated. 50% of patients survive five years or more from diagnosis. IPAH is a debilitating, life-threatening illness with no cure.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could seek sponsorship to participate in this event – every little bit counts! Tax receipts can be provided, if requested, for sponsorships exceeding $20, as long as the name, address and phone number of the sponsor is provided. Cheques are payable to PHA Canada. The registration fee for this event is $10, however, this will be waived if you are able to raise over $15! When you arrive at the run/walk with your sponsor sheet and collected funds, you will be entered into a draw for some prizes! The run/walk will take place, rain or shine, and refreshments will be provided for you after you have completed the 5K. If you know someone who would like to participate with you in this event, all are welcome – please let us know in advance so we can accommodate them with regards to the permit and refreshments. Updated pledge forms to follow. Please RSVP no later than June 3. Thank you and we hope you can make it!

If you are unable to attend the event, but would still like to donate to PHA Canada, you can do so here.

We’re excited to announce that this regional educational and networking event will be held at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto on October 13-14, 2017. Join us Friday night for a special welcome reception and Saturday for a full day of educational sessions featuring medical experts and your PH peers. While presentations will primarily be in English, we are pleased to announce that a portion of the program will be in French.

Paint Canada Purple for #WorldPHDay

Friday, May 5, 2017 marks the 6th annual World PH Day. This year again, PHA Canada will celebrate and spread awareness of PH by illuminating several Canadian Monuments in Purple.

In 2014, 2015, and 2016, thanks to the efforts of members of our community, monuments have been illuminated in periwinkle on May 5th from shore to shore including landmarks such as: BC Place, Vancouver; Calgary Tower, Calgary; High Level Bridge, Edmonton; CN Tower, Toronto; Niagara Falls, Niagara; Ottawa Heritage Building, Ottawa; and Olympic Tower, Montreal!

Come participate in this week-long Run, Walk, Swim or Bike/Spin Challenge raising funds for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada.

Between the October 24th to October 30th, you are invited to Run/Walk, Swim, or Bike/Spin as many kilometres as you can, to record your distance, and to collect pledges and donations from friends and family for your participation in the event. Please inform Name and contact of contact person by November 1st of how much money you have raised in order to qualify for the “Most Money Raised” prize.

You do NOT have to be a member of the BWG Leisure Centre to participate, but it will be the location to register and participate in the Awards Ceremony. You can participate in this event in your own community.

Register at the BWG Leisure Centre before October 24th to get your pledge sheets; entrance fee is $20. Challenge yourself and invite your friends to run, walk, swim or bike/spin the greatest distance you can in 7 days.

Awards ceremony will be Thursday, November 3 at the BWG Leisure Centre at 10:00am and earlier at the pools for the swimmers at 06:45 am.

BWG Mayor Rob Keffer will give a speech for the Awards Ceremony along with attendace of a representative Jody Hamilton from the ON Lung Association. Special thanks to Laura Vree of Sweet Handmade Cookies, who again this year provided the delicious “cookie medals”.

Thursday, May 5th, 2016 marks the 5th annual World PH Day. This year again, PHA Canada will celebrate and spread awareness of PH by illuminating several Canadian Monuments in Purple.
In 2015, thanks to the efforts of members of our community, 14 monuments were illuminated in periwinkle from shore to shore including landmarks such as: BC Place, Vancouver; Calgary Tower, Calgary; High Level Bridge, Edmonton; CN Tower, Toronto; Ottawa Heritage Building, Ottawa; and Olympic Tower, Montreal!

It’s that time of the year again –the third annual PHA Canada Run/Walk for Research is set to take place on Saturday June 25, 2016 with registration beginning at 9:00 a.m. and the run/walk starting at 9:30 a.m. We will be hosting the event on the Ajax Waterfront Trail again this year, but due to construction, the run/walk will be starting and ending at Rotary Park. Last year we had 98 participants join us and were able to raise $11,888.50 –we are hoping this year’s event will be just as successful!

As many of you know, Joseph and I host this event every summer in honour of our mom, who was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) 7 years ago. IPAH is when the arteries of the lungs become narrowed, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood forward through the lungs. This places great stress on the heart and leads to enlargement of the heart. There is no known cause for the disease. Some symptoms of IPAH include shortness of breath that worsens with physical activity, cough, fatigue, dizziness, retention of fluid resulting in swollen legs, feet and hands, chest pain and heart failure. Statistics show survival of about three years if the disease goes untreated. 50% of patients survive five years or more from diagnosis. IPAH is a debilitating, life-threatening illness with no cure.

It is extremely important to our family to continue to raise awareness and funds for PHA Canada’s research program to hopefully one day find a cure for our mom and others like her. It would be greatly appreciated if you could seek sponsorship to participate in this event – every little bit counts! Tax receipts can be provided, if requested, for sponsorships exceeding $15, as long as the name, address and phone number of the sponsor is provided. Cheques are payable to PHA Canada. The registration fee for this event is $10, however, this will be waived if you are able to raise over $15! When you arrive at the run/walk with your sponsor sheet and collected funds, you will be entered into a draw for some prizes! The run/walk will take place, rain or shine, and refreshments will be provided for you after you have completed the 5K! If you know someone who would like to participate with you in this event, all are welcome – please let us know in advance so we can accommodate them with regards to the permit and refreshments. On this page there is a link to a pledge form. Please RSVP no later than June 18. Thank you and we hope you can make it!